Customs and Border
Regulations
PRESENTED BY:
Laura W. Everington
Senior Manager, Government and Industry Affairs
Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.
International Operators Conference | San Antonio, TX | March 23 – 27, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Customs and Border Protection (CBP):
Partnerships
• NBAA Security Council
• CBP-Industry Facilitation Committee
• IOC
• Regional Events
Customs and Border Protection (CBP):
Accomplishments
• APU Shut Down
• TSA Waiver
• Border Overflight Exemption
• Forms
• Redundant Vetting
• Data Quality - APIS
Customs and Border Protection:
APIS and Data Quality
• Penalties and Enforcement
• Current state of APIS
• Why is the U.S. Private APIS unique?
• Future of APIS
Traveler Information
U.S. CBP
Notification, Entry, and Clearance
CBP Notification
• Part 91 – Private/Non-Revenue
– Pre-notification
– Update
– File with APIS both outbound/inbound
– Required documents
– Customs declaration cards (CF 6059B)
– Customs decal (www.CBP.gov)
CBP Form 6059B
CBP Notification
• Unscheduled Commercial / Charter
– Inbound notification
• Pre-notification
• Update
• Transmit inbound APIS
– Outbound notification
• Fax general declaration
• Follow up with phone call to obtain outbound clearance approval (in
hardcopy or verbal format)
• Transmit outbound APIS
UNEdifact (Commercial APIS)
• What is it?
– UNEdifact is a standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message set
approved for use by the United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Trade (UN/EDIFACT) under the auspices
of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
– The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Customs
Organization (WCO) adopted the Passenger List (PAXLIST) message set
for use by all scheduled air carriers for the transmission of passenger and
crew data to border control authorities in the United States.
CBP Notification
• Required Documents (Pt. 135/125/121)
– General Declaration (CF 7507)
– Customs Bond (CF301)
– Crew Declarations (CF5129)
– Aircraft/Vessel Report (CF I-92)
– Crewman’s Landing Permit (CF I-95 for non-US crew only)
CBP Form 7507
CBP Form 301
CBP Form 5129
CBP Form I-92
CBP Form I-95
CBP Notification
• Airports of Entry
– International
• Usually 24/7 hours of operation
• 1 hour notification required
– Designated
• Southern border airports/first port of entry entering the U.S. from the
south
– Landing rights
• Prior permission required to land
• Usually 24-hour notice required
– User fee
• Costs associated with user fee airports
USDA
• Notification Process
• Information required by agents
• Availability of Facilities
– Airport with facilities
– Airports without facilities
• International Trash / De-catering
– Notification and Process
US-VISIT Program
• United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
• What is it?
– US-VISIT requires that most foreign visitors traveling to the U.S. on a Visa
have their two index fingers scanned and a digital photograph taken to
verify their identity at the port of entry. Most international airports are
equipped with the full ten finger scanners now.
– The US-VISIT program will enhance the security of U.S. citizens and
visitors by verifying the identity of visitors with Visas.
Visa Waiver Program
• What is it?
– The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables citizens of certain countries to
travel to the United States for tourism or business for 90 days or less
without obtaining a Visa.
• 38 countries are participating at this time:
– Andorra , Iceland, Norway, Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Italy, San
Marino, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, Brunei , Liechtenstein, Slovenia,
Slovakia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Sweden,
France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, and the
United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Republic of Korea,
Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Malta, Taiwan, and Chile.
Visa Waiver Program
• Who Qualifies?
• Must be a citizen of one of the 37 participating countries
– Possess a valid passport
– Seek entry for 90 days or less
– Must have a completed Electronic System for Travel Authorization
Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA)
• Effective Jan.12, 2009, all VWP travelers will be required to obtain
an electronic travel authorization prior to boarding a carrier to travel
by air or sea to the U.S. under the VWP.
• Log onto the ESTA Web site at https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov and
complete an online application in English. Travelers are encouraged
to apply early. The Web-based system will prompt you to answer
basic biographical and eligibility questions typically requested on a
paper I-94W form.
• Applications may be submitted at any time prior to travel; however,
DHS recommends that applications be submitted no less then 72
hours prior to travel. In most cases you will receive a response within
seconds.
Canadian Customs
CANPASS & Private and
Corporate Air Programs
Telephone Reporting
• All U.S. or U.K. travelers arriving on a
private, company-owned or small
charter aircraft carrying no more than
15 passengers (including crew) must
use the telephone reporting system to
get permission from an officer to enter
Canada
CANPASS Private Air
• While all small aircraft must use the
telephone reporting system to arrange
clearance, there are different
procedures for travelers with
CANPASS permits and for travelers
without permits
CANPASS
• Travelers without CANPASS Permits must:
• Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival
• The pilot will provide details of the aircraft and
passengers
• Can arrive only during regular Customs business hours
at a designated Airport Of Entry (AOE); and
• Must stay with the aircraft until an officer has arrived and
completed the clearance process
CANPASS
• CANPASS Permit holders may:
• Call 1-888-CANPASS at least two hours prior to arrival,
providing the same information as itinerate aircraft;
• Arrive at any AOE or CANPASS approved site anytime it
is open for landing, even if it is after Customs hours of
operation; and
• Proceed to destination if the arrival time corresponds
with that phoned in earlier and no officers are present
CANPASS
• CANPASS Permit holders may not operate as a permit flight if they
are:
• Transporting any person who is not a permit holder;
• Transporting any commercial goods; and/or
• Transporting any goods which are prohibited, controlled
or restricted
CANPASS Permit Application Process
• Applicants will qualify for CANPASS approval if:
• They are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or
the United States;
• They meet all Canadian Immigration requirements;
• They do not have a criminal record for which a pardon
has not been granted;
• They have not had a Customs seizure within the past
five years; and
• They have not been found in contravention of the
Customs or Immigration Acts
CANPASS Corporate Air
• In response to the Business
Aviation community’s unique
needs and circumstances, the
CANPASS Corporate Aircraft
program was implemented on
October 1, 1998
CANPASS Corporate Air
• The corporation, travelers, and aircraft on application
• A minimum of one CANPASS corporate-permit holder
must be on board each flight; Up to four “qualifying non-
permit holders” may be transported and still use its
permit privileges
• May arrive at any approved airport anytime it is open for
landing, even if it is after Customs hours of operation;
and
• May proceed to destination if the arrival time
corresponds with that phoned in earlier, and no Customs
or Immigration officials are present
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